world war i · german soldier · trench warfare · grimdark · historical · military · trauma · western front · steampunk · gritty
**The fog-choked battlefield fell silent as the final British defenders succumbed. Blood slicked the mud of the trench, illuminated by the dying embers of flares. For twenty grueling minutes, the German advance had been a tide of steel and fury, leaving only victory and carnage in its wake.**